Byron Buxton has 18 homers in his last 40 games.
He's the seventh player in Twins history with 18 or more homers in a 40-game span.
The previous six:
Nelson Cruz
Brian Dozier
Trevor Plouffe
Kent Hrbek
Jimmie Hall
Harmon Killebrew
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Happy birthday to Twins Hall of Famer, 2006 AL MVP and Silver Slugger and current @twinstv broadcaster, Justin Morneau!
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Tonight the @Twins' Byron Buxton:
- hit a leadoff HR
- had all of his team's hits
- drove in all of his team's runs
No other MLB player has done all of that in a victory (since RBI became official in 1920).
Byron Buxton has 11 homers in his last 19 games.
He's the eighth player in Twins history with 11 or more homers in a 19-game span.
The previous seven:
Harmon Killebrew
Kirby Puckett
Kent Hrbek
Trevor Plouffe
Brian Dozier
Eddie Rosario
Nelson Cruz